Passed the Novice Exam
at the age of 14 years,
General at 15 and the
Extra at the age of 19.
My ham shack in 1972. It
included an Allied A-2515
receiver, a 10 watt - 40 meter
"Home Brew" transmitter
(schematic diagram shown
below), and a long wave
"Home Brew" transmitter.
First page of
my Log Book
In 1984, I received this
certificate from the ARRL
for copying 25 Words Per
Minute (WPM)
My 52 foot crank up tower
in 1983 in Oakdale, MN.
Included a Tri-Bander and a
6 element 2 meter J-slot
beam
During college (1977-1982) I was
employed by the University of
Wisconsin's Space Science and
Engineering's (SSEC) on the TIROS-N
system. Here I'm working on the 4
Bay/16 Element Yagi Beams antennas
for weather satellite.
Current Ham Shack. Includes a Icom-IC756Pro.
Note the Allied A-2515, just like my original
one. Actually, I sold my original many years
ago and found this perfect condition Allied
General Coverage Radio on eBay!
At the age of 11, I received
my first Radio Shack 20 in 1
Electronics Kit. (1968)
Birthday card 1984
from a good friend
from college, Tim.
My 1975 Ham Shack in the
basement. Notice some test
instruments, Including a tube meter!
This is the first QSL card that I
had printed.
1977 Field Day as seen by the
Manitowoc Herald Times Newspaper.
In the picture is my 1968 Dodge Dart
and the our operating table is a
cardboard 50 gallon drum.
This photo was impromptu and we
hurried to put up our shack!
1978 Simulated Emergency
Communications Drill as it
was held at the basement
of the Red Cross building
in Manitowoc.
In 1970 I built my very first "Home Brew"
electronic device. Taken from a Popular
Science Magazine, this device was an
electronic Tic-Tac-Toe machine. With 9
slide switches, by moving one, an X
(yours) and an O (the device's)
placement would occur.
In 1977,78,79 and 1981 I was a camp counselor at
Camp Killooleet in Hancock, VT. There I headed up
the Ham Radio and Electronics Program.
I made this generator from an
old snow blower (from
Wisconsin you know) and a 12
Volt alternator I got from the
junk yard. Using a battery it
provide power for several field
day events.
An article in the Lincoln High
School's "Hi_Tower Flashes" shows
me operating the High School's
Amateur Radio Station in 1974.
